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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What musician debuted in 1906 America and amazed other pianists with his "quasi-glissando" that seemed impossible?

2. What school did Isaac Albeniz attend at age 15?

3. Who played difficult music fast and accurately but died in 1951 at the piano in Carnegie Hall?

4. In what year did Isaac Albeniz go to San Francisco before returning to Europe?

5. Who codified twentieth century theory of technique beyond Chopin's ideas?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Vladimir Horowitz's piano career begin? What was the public reaction to the pianist?

2. What advances in piano technique are described in Chapter XXXI, New Philosophies, New Styles? Where did they originate?

3. Who was Harold Bauer? Describe the Bauer's early career.

4. Who was Artur Schnabel and what was his expertise in music? How is Schnabel described?

5. What advances and contributions did Glenn Gould bring to musical presentation?

6. What nickname did Leopold Godowsky earn? Why?

7. What American pianists does Schonberg describe in Chapter XXXVIII, Made in America?

8. How does the author describe the correlation between pianists and composers in Chapter XXVI, Composers at the Keyboard?

9. Describe Harold Bauer's American debut. What is noted of the pianist's style?

10. Who was Isaac Albeniz? Describe his early career.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and describe the terms "fugue," "legato," and "style galant." How did these stylistic elements contribute to the changes from classicism to romanticism?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the biography and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. What contributions did Mozart make to piano technique and composition?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the biography and works of Ludwig van Beethoven. What advancements was Beethoven responsible for in the style and technique of piano and composition?

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